diff --git a/arch/tile/include/asm/cacheflush.h b/arch/tile/include/asm/cacheflush.h
index 12fb0fb..e925f4b 100644
--- a/arch/tile/include/asm/cacheflush.h
+++ b/arch/tile/include/asm/cacheflush.h
@@ -116,22 +116,28 @@
 }
 
 
-/* Invalidate a VA range, then memory fence. */
+/* Invalidate a VA range and wait for it to be complete. */
 static inline void inv_buffer(void *buffer, size_t size)
 {
 	__inv_buffer(buffer, size);
-	mb_incoherent();
+	mb();
 }
 
-/* Flush a VA range, then memory fence. */
-static inline void flush_buffer(void *buffer, size_t size)
+/*
+ * Flush a locally-homecached VA range and wait for the evicted
+ * cachelines to hit memory.
+ */
+static inline void flush_buffer_local(void *buffer, size_t size)
 {
 	__flush_buffer(buffer, size);
 	mb_incoherent();
 }
 
-/* Flush & invalidate a VA range, then memory fence. */
-static inline void finv_buffer(void *buffer, size_t size)
+/*
+ * Flush and invalidate a locally-homecached VA range and wait for the
+ * evicted cachelines to hit memory.
+ */
+static inline void finv_buffer_local(void *buffer, size_t size)
 {
 	__finv_buffer(buffer, size);
 	mb_incoherent();